Jose is a screenwriter and essayist, specializing in comedy and gay shit.

He has bylines in Teen Vogue, Playbill, GLAAD, AwfMag, MixedMag, POPSTARBITCHZINE, and more.

His pilot 30 DAYS IN BAYSIDE is currently in development with Elliott Page’s Page Boy Productions and Tanya Saracho’s Ojalá Productions. 30 DAYS IN BAYSIDE was also featured on the 2022 GLAAD LIST, a selection of Hollywood’s most promising unmade LGBTQ-inclusive scripts. The GLAAD LIST is presented in partnership with the Black List, and a team of production companies, studios, and streaming services including Ryan Murphy Productions, Hello Sunshine, Greg Berlanti Productions, Orion Pictures, Hillman Grad, Netflix, and more.

Before 30 DAYS IN BAYSIDE, Jose wrote, starred in, and associate produced a webseries pilot SLUT, which was featured at the Official Latino Film Festival, Baltimore Next Media Web Fest, Web Series Festival Global and the Chicago Pride Film Festival.

See below for select writing samples:

20 Under 20 2023: Meet the LGBTQ Youth Shaping a More Inclusive World (Teen Vogue)

Will Davis Is the 1st Trans Person to Lead an Off-Broadway Theatre, and He Wants to Focus on Trans Joy (PLAYBILL)

“Magic is Possible.” Aitch Alberto of ‘Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe’ on transforming a one-of-a-kind love story into film. (GLAAD)

Sexy Pics You’re Still Allowed To Send Even If You’re Technically In A Monogamous Relationship (AWF MAG)

“It’s going to save lives” The View invites Elliot Page to talk about his powerful new memoir “Pageboy” (GLAAD)

MARICONCITO I - VII: AN ESSAY SERIES ON QUEERNESS, LATINIDAD AND FIRST LOVE (MIXEDMAG)